Thanks for watching this video I made quite some time ago. I have gotten better at shooting videos and now have multiple cameras so I can now do close ups. No, I did not put olives on it. I do not care for black olives so I chose not to put them on. The original did have 3 olives on it. Also, I have remade this video with the correct Hybrid Corn/Flour Tortillas they used. To See that video click here ua-cam.com/video/DePM2hAqLh8/v-deo.html
I do worked there in high school 86-88..we cooked real beef in a pan with spice mix and drained and put into stainless pans that went into the steamer doors…food was way better back then since like 94/95;is when that precooked bagged meat came in.. there was taco lights, taco bell grandes, enchiritos, taco salads, toastadas, and pintos and cheese in a paper cup with lid, the combo burrito, the chili cheese burrito…they got rid of all that ..
I'm 67 yrs young I loved taco bell it was my favorite of any fast food,, they have changed so much no more tostadas pintos and cheese, no enchiritos, bell beefers. I loved them all the flavor of the beans and red sauce, and green it was so good. I don't go there any more nothing like the good Ole days.
At the time I don't think any of us thought "these are the good ole days" but here we are. Looking back always makes everything taste better but it really was MUCH better then. Thanks for your comment.
@@susanb5058 I love those too. I made that video about a week ago. I made a big batch of the meat, divided it and froze it. Now I can have a Chilito, pun intended, anytime I want
I worked at a Taco Bell that was merged with KFC and one day the GM said they were getting rid of the enchirito. I got upset and argued about it and told the customers and they got upset. I gave them Corp number to call and protest it. They did too. About a week later my gm told me when I came in to work “well, you got what you wanted. They said they will keep it on the menu”. But about about a year later they started raising the price from the 1.25 it was. Last time I bought it I paid 2.50 for just one. Now they are gone and I’m not surprised.
You always knew when Taco Bell was getting ready to nix an item when the price went way up. That way they could justify removing it, as the sales would drop off. Pretty stupid really. What ever happened to simply "give the customer what they want"?
I love Taco bell but why doesn't Taco bells have playgrounds?? It's hard to play on a playground when You have messed Your pants and it's running down Your legs. 🤣🤣
Just made this at home and it was so much better than Taco Bell's version. My son is a manager at TB and you are correct as he verified that corporate did away with the little plastic bowl, so they had no way to serve them any longer. Enchirito in a cup anyone? I loved the Bellbeefer too. Who else remembers the 3 different chalupas they used to have? Loved that Baja one.
They still have all the ingredients for the Enchirito, it's very simple really, but that bowl is the key. Not sure why Taco Bell likes ticking off their customers so much but I hope they have a change of direction soon. The Baja Chalupa was my favorite too. When they got rid of it, I came up with my own Baja Sauce. Now if I could find a good source or recipe for the shell for the Chalupa I'd be set! If I do it will be a video here!
Enchirito had three slices of black olives. I’m 61 and remember Taco Bell when they had natural gas fire pits in the front of their restaurant in Sacramento, California area buildings.
I must go waaaay back. My favorite item from Taco Bell EVER was the Enchirado. I remember going for them when my son was about a year old. So that was around 1975. Unbelievable! Not only did they have the 3 slices of ripe olives on top, they had rounds of sliced green onion tops back then. I remember the chopped onions inside that were so good. Making this tomorrow for sure.
Check all of your local stores. I have one out of four near me that still makes the chili cheese burrito. Back in the day it was called the Chilito. I order it with ground beef and take it home to make a quasi-enchirito by pouring red sauce over it and adding a ton of cheese. It's pretty close to the enchirito.
It is back in our area and we’ve eaten it so many times so I decided to make it. I just made it following your order of operation and my husband loves it. He said the original had olives so I added some. Delicious and I like how I can make it really one meal as I overstuff it. Thank you!
They are Bringing it back by the end of the year! Only for two weeks but that was what they said about the Pizza and look what happened. Yes, I know the original 70's version had three olives. No, I didn't put them on this one. That was intentional. This is a copy of the later version I grew up on. If you like olives, please feel free to include them with yours.
loved your video! Taco Bell was my 1st job 1989 to 1997. later went back and worked 2 different stores in 2000. The original enchirito was made with the same shells they used for the Mexican pizza before it was deep fried which I think gave it a much better taste. Anyways TB quality of food is nothing like it was back then when we cooked that meat and pressure cooked them beans. what do u think?
yes, I wish they go back to the way it was. The beans were pressure cooked in 3 giant pressure cookers with just water, salt, & a small brick of lard by opening manager. It was their 1st duty of the day then mashed in metal square pans ; the cheese & lettuce was shredded & the tomatoes & onions sliced in a machine with a push handle; all shells were fried by an actual fryer person, that was their job exclusively; the red & green sauces weren’t made from scratch but they were mixed as needed. I miss the freshness & the goodness. Everything tasted better. The only gripe I had of old TB was the steam cabinet for tortillas. The tortillas weren’t as tasty (as in raw) as on a hot plate but they did it for speed. I miss going into the Reefer(walk-in fridge) & snacking on the chicken used on the Taco Salad(you can eat the bowl). It was season just right. Cooke thanks for memories!! They were lowly, low paid jobs but the attitude was different back then: you did the job as well as you could & you were polite knowing that you were eventually working to something better. Today you go & the employees act as if they are doing you a favor & don’t care if they show their true feelings. I’m not expecting fake nice just politeness.
I don't remember the opening manager doing that. Maybe it was a 1st step prep thing. What I remember was how much of a $%#! job it was to cook those damn beans! Talk about getting hot and sweaty and all worked up...and with no relief, at the end of the job! Cooking the meat wasn't much better, but at least it didn't bubble and pop hot substance on your arms, neck and face! Okay, I gotta stop...this is starting to sound a bit raunchy!😳🤣
Great video! I did not know about the corn starch in the pre-shredded cheese. Also, thank you for not making us watch the ground beef brown. Two thumbs up!!!
Love the schtick! Also a Taco Bell alumnus (1986/87). The original Enchirito DID have a yellow tortilla, more floury than corny; but it was yellow at the start. They went to a white one later. Your cheese-melting cook time was eaten up by your vessel. Love making these - AND bellbeefers - anytime I want at home. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Funny thing about Micro Wave Math: 1 minute CONTINUOUS is way hotter than, 45 seconds plus 15 seconds, Microwaves heat H2O (water) molecules and it takes a certain time where the Water begins to boil, if you haven't reached that Temperature by the first "Nuking" you'll need even more time than you thought for the second Nuking, because you'll need to reheat the Water molecules. Refried Beans oddly don't have much water in them so they add to the Cooking Time. I've just come to the fact that it's a guess when Nuking something for the first time and I'll start at 3 minutes and WATCH because that Enchilada Sauce will begin to boil and spray the inside of your Microwave probably about 2:15. I LOVED the Enchirito back in the late 70's, back then they also had sliced Black Olives on top.
Thanks for the great info on magnetrons and microwaves. That will help a lot of people understand them better and that is a great thing. They will heat every molecule eventually but the water reacts first so things with higher water content do not take as long. If I would have just hit it for 1 minute to start with it would have been fine, but in the end it was at least entertaining so I kept it in there. TB of course used to steam the Enchiritos so they didn't have those problems. And finally, yes, they had olives back then. I don't care much for olives so I didn't mind when they go rid of them in the 80's. I should have at least acknowledged them I guess. My bad. Thanks for your comment. Remember, the Enchirito will be back for 2 weeks by the end of the year. If we all go out and buy one (or six) maybe they will be permanent.
@@howtocooke My Dad's Uncle worked on the "affordable" Home Microwave at Tappen, so yes I did have "inside info" on the workings. When the Enchritos moved to the 80's and they dropped the Black Olives, lots of people said "hey where's the Olives?" seriously though 3-5 thin slices never affected the taste it was just a "presentation thing" when you took the cover off.
I used to miss them too but now I don't have to anymore. I just have to keep 5 ingredients in the house and I can have one anytime I want. 6 ingredients if you want the olives...
I used to love the enchiritos, those were my favorite. Even though the tortilla looked like it wasn't cooked all the way. Mmmm the sauce, then on top of it, their "Fire hot sauce packets".
I remember when the enchirito was made with two (2) corn tortillas and topped with black olives. I loved it and ate it maybe two or three times a week! I was a little annoyed when they switched to the flour tortilla, but when it was discontinued, that was the end. I haven't eaten at Taco Bell since.
@@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328 TACO BELL Okay, so a long time ago, in a land far away (California), I was in the Navy and stationed in San Diego. In that town was a fast food restaurant called - Taco Bell. The Tacos were hard shell corn tortillas with beef , cheese and lettuce, for 9 cents. There was also an Enchirito, for 23 cents. This Enchirio was a combo of beef and onions wrapped in a corn tortilla smothered in red sauce, cheese and black olives. I never saw anything like this in the midwest !
I forgot to mention...that I was not in the Navy. This was from research I found on the web. I grew up in Cali and maybe that is why I remember them that way.
@@kellyfredrickson152 I remember it all but the corn tortillas. May just be something I'm not recalling. I was too worried about extra cheese and red sauce. 🤣
@@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328 I get it. I lived for the extra sauce and cheese. 😋 but like I said, it could have been a California thing. Have a great day my friend.
That was the way they originally made it, yes. They ditched the olives sometime in the 80's and went with the smaller tortillas as well. This was more the "later period" for the enchirito but you are correct. Black olives would have been more authentic for this item.
@@howtocooke I remember when they still came in an aluminum rectangle tray . That paper oval thing they went to in the mid 80s sucked and was the beginning of the end...
I remember it came in a little aluminum tray. One of my classmates in school worked at the Taco Bell in the early 70's. They had these huge kettles with lids that clamped down with knobs that they pressure cooked the beans in. After they were cooked they used an electric drill and a paint stir mixing blade. Almost the same as you would use to mix paint or drywall in a 5 gallon bucket. Today the beans come dried in a plastic bag and they look like brown corn flakes. All they do now is just add hot water to them and stir. I always ordered mine with lots of green sauce instead of the red enchilada sauce. How many of you remember that they used to have a natural gas fire pit in front of each store surrounded by the outside dining tables?
I was the tallest guy at my TB and when I was on the opening shift I was the bean stirrer. The manager was a little guy and the drill was about at his face when he tried to do it. It was pretty funny. Oh, the good ole days!
In 1962 when my mother took us down to Mexico to live I remember when dehydrated refried beans came out. The lady who cooked for us decided to try them out and we thought they tasted good. And a lot more convenient.
Taco Bell near me just brought back the enchirito for a limited time, since going and getting one, I have been craving them, and today stubbled upon your video, I will now start making my own enchiritos thanks to your video, looks great, Thanks for sharing.
I worked at TB too probably about the time you did. The enchirito had a special tortilla that was half corn half flour-not just flour, otherwise it would taste like pizza. I know, I I’ve done it as an experiment. Also, back in the day everything was done in-house so they used shredded cheese that they shredded not store bought.
I remember shredding the cheese. That was my first job after I got off dishes. Then ground beef, then beans before working the line. Boy, have things changed there! My store did not have the fancy tortillas. We just used flour. I wonder if that was regional or they were just phasing it out and stopped caring?
This is false. The enchiritos were ALWAYS made with just flour tortillas. Now it is true that they were made with large tortillas back in the early days (when they had olives), but then shrunk in size and were made using the soft taco tortillas (flour) during the 80’s until their discontinuation. As someone who claims to have worked there, you should know this unless you were misinformed by a fellow staff member about the ingredients.
@@GilbertGTV nope. The small flour tortillas did not exist at TB when I worked there-only the reg sized ones used for the burritos & fried up for the Taco Salads. Try it. Make one of those copycat enchiritos with a flour tortillas. The taste will remind you of pizza. I tried when I worked there.
I also worked at Taco Bell as a teen (I’m 66), and my FAVORITE is the Enchirito!!! I only heard they were bringing it back on Nov 29 only til Nov 30! So I didn’t get a chance to get one! 😪 I love olives and hate that they took those away altogether! I love the dish you put it in, do you know what it’s called? I’m for sure gonna make this!! I never knew what the sauce was-the best part-the sauce/cheese on top! Love this!
The dish is an au gratin baking dish. It's made for individual casserole servings and things like that. It wors great for stuff like that. They come in a few different sizes. This is the larger version. 10" or 12" I believe. I love them. You did not miss out on the two day only return of the Enchirito. It was awful! They put the onions on the outside and it was $5! No olives anywhere as well. I don't think they care anymore...
@@howtocooke thanks for responding. I’ll have to look for an au gratin baking dish. I don’t like raw onions on most food (but I like cooked onions). I made the Enchirito tonight, I put too much enchilada sauce but it just didn’t taste the same as TB but was pretty good. I appreciate your doing this video! I really appreciate when a UA-camr responds to my comment-not everyone does. I will have to subscribe now!!
For my meat I use McCormacks "Burrito" mix as opposed to taco mix. Burrito mix is a little more hard to find. Wal-Mart sometimes carries it. My local Texas grocery store used to carry it, not anymore.
Very true. I'm personally not a huge fan of olives and neither is taco bell apparently. I'm sure it was for cost cutting when they stopped using them 30 years ago but mine was the more modern version. They original was also about twice the size.
As I’m reading comments from other TB employee alumni I remember stuff. I only worked cash register then steam cabinet as the “thrower” I think it was called… so I don’t know other details (hey I’m 66, with CRS) I worked a couple TBs. The last one was close to EMU (college) and I worked the night shift-there was a line out the door on weekends after the bars closed at like 2am, can’t remember if we were open all night? It was crazy, you had to work fast! This was 1974-1975! I do remember big huge containers the beans were in, and I remember the lettuce and cheese were shredded with machines but can’t remember much else! I also remember going home smelling like a greaseball. Wearing the brown and yellow uniform.
Try a microwave cover to help it melt faster, also where are the slicked black olives? Those were on top also :). Your recipe looks great. I will make this tomorrow.
Oh yes, the black olives. That was the original enchirito, back in the foil tin days. That predates my first enchirito so it I always forget about the olives. They dropped the olives in the 80's when they changed the packaging. BTW, did you hear they are talking about bringing back the Enchirito? No olives though...
I Love Love Loved The Enchirito! Bought It All The Time😊I Was Wondering Do They Still Have The “Pintos & Cheese” With Extra Red Sauce? Thanks For Sharing😊❤
I tried to get an enchirtio when it made its comeback for the 30 days just a few months ago, went to the drive thru, waited in line only to pull up and for them to say you can only order it thru the app, can't order it at the drive thru. Pissed me off so bad I just left and haven't had taco bell since. Lol Honestly don't miss it tho. This recipe looks good, i'll try it next time I make some tacos 👍
I have no idea why TB doesn't let you order some food items at the drivethru. I think they are trying to make us use the app for whatever reason. That is dumb! Make food, sell food, repeat. Sounds like a solid business model to me! Glad you like the video. I'll keep making them if you all keep watching them, repeat.
@@howtocooke they want people to use the app so they can gather information on where you eat, what you eat, how often you eat it etc. Same thing with things like kroger cards or memberships, they track everything you do and tailor things to you to get you to buy more. Crazy world we live in now-a-days. ✌
I worked Taco Bell as a police detail. The manager would let be keep black olives in the cooler. She would make me 2-3 when I worked my 6-7 hour shift. She was the only one in the store that knew how to make one and she trained a couple of the employees to, so someone would be working when I worked. Thanks for the video, awesomeness
For me it is just not the same with standard enchilada sauce. Taco Bell's Red Sauce isn't regular enchilada sauce (they put it the burritos too) and for the Enchirito it's the main thing. Can you figure out that recipe? I haven't found one and watched several videos saying theirs is right but they aren't.
90% of canned red enchilada sauces are not correct for the Taco Bell Red Sauce. The Hatch brand is the closest I have found to the taco bell red sauce but it is still a bit too much chili forward from their sauce. I did a video on my other channel about a tomato based red enchilada sauce that my wife swears is the exact Enchirito sauce. It's really good and super easy to make. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/gd_9r6q91Gs/v-deo.html
@@howtocooke lol 👍. To this day my 78 year old father will tell you how much he misses the encherito WITH THREE, THATS T H R E E, BLACK OLIVES. 😂😂😂😂😂. And the bell beefer and the beans. I forgot what they called the little round tub of beans though.EDIT: PINTOS AND CHEESE. 😂😂😂😂😂. Another 70’s favorite 🤤😊
I loved those too. I worked there when the last batch of buns came in. I bought and ate them all (not at the same time). I did the video on that a while ago. If you haven't seen it here is the link ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html
I made the Chilito video about 7 months ago but I got the recipe wrong (Taco Bell never put beans in it) so I am actually working on a redo right now. Should be out very soon. Stay Tuned!
@@howtocooke I’m 52 years old back in the day when I was in high school that was one of the main munchy foods a couple chicken Supremes a couple tacos and a jumbo Jack with cheese and grilled onions and of course fries but man how I wish that chicken supreme would come back, even when they changed it up and put it on a wheat roll
Thanks for the info. The Enchirito was really my wife's fav item so I must admit I didn't actually notice it was gone the first time. It was when she came home crying that they didn't have it anymore I really became aware it was gone this time. That was when she told me to figure out how to make it for her and I had 1 hour. Not a joke
Still in the can, on the shelf at the grocery store I assume. I really don't care much for olives... This one is more the version I grew up with from the late 80's on. I hear the original was much better and bigger but I never got to eat that one.
I get that 100%. This was one of my early videos and I had just the ome camera. Hopefully I've learned a few things since then. I did reshoot this video, too. Check out the Taco Bell playlist on the channel homepage.
Big argument here: the original Enchurito was a corn tort, not flour. My guess of why they did away with it - nothing else on their menu used corn torts.
That is not 100% true. It was a hybrid 20% corn/ 80% flour tortilla that was used only for the enchirito, and still is. They do use corn tortillas for plenty of things, they are just all fried. Also, since no one makes a commercially available hybrid tortilla it's pretty impossible to make it exactly as tb does so I think it's more of a small argument.
I have heard from several people who worked there at the time who swear it was still a hybrid yellow and white tortilla back then too. It was a lot more on the corn side back then and I'm sure tasted much different than they do today. Sadly, those tortillas are even harder to find these days.
@@howtocooke I trust your knowledge more than I trust my memories. Never heard of a hybrid tort, perhaps the flour was to make it fold better? Although, the original could be easily cut with a spork, the newer ones can't. Thanks for the info.
Do you mean the taco sauce that comes in the packets? That can easily be purchased at just about any grocery store or on the internet. You can even buy it on Amazon. The ingredients needed to make it would cost a ton of money (strange, sciencey stuff) and is really not something that is easily reproduced at home (too much science). For $2 you can just buy a bottle of it. If you mean the Red and green sauces they use to assemble their items, that is just mild enchilada sauce. Hatch brand is about the best and closest I have found. That can easily be made at home, sort of.
Got it, move the camera farther away! 😉 Sorry, GoPro was not functioning for some reason when I shot this. I have a new backup camera now. I'm still learning the whole camera thing...
Why yes, I do know how to make that. I must have made thousands of those back then. I will get right on it! I loved those. They went away in 1989 I think. That takes me back... Thanks for the comment and suggestion.
@@howtocooke Thanks so much! Yeah, they were so good...don’t know why they discontinued so many good items. It really does take me back too. I miss the good old days.
Taco Bell has done away with a lot of the stuff we all loved. The green sauce almost never got ordered. Only once or twice a day when I was there. Maybe if they had promoted it people would've know it existed and it would've been more popular...
I "Looks" nice but is not very functional, sadly. It's a rental house so I hope to upgrade as soon as the housing market figures out what it wants to do.
Remember, back then (60's/70's) mexican food was still pretty foreign to many americans. NOT having a burger on the menu was very risky. TB was always about what is the most they could do with the same 5 ingredients. Add a hambuger bun and you have a bell beefer. I made the Bell Beefer video as well and it came out 2 days before this one. ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html It was as yummy as I remember it being as well.
Funny part is I can remember as a young kid when they used corn tortillas and switched to flour to cut costs...sad part is taco hell is complete garbage with its new trash menu
The reason TB got rid of the enchirito, the first time, didn't have anything to do with the container they put it in. It was a very lame and greedy decision to remove it from the menu because it was the only menu item they had that used a SOFT CORN TORTILLA. They made the decision purely in order to cut costs. The reboot is a sad attempt to bring back a phenomenon and it, too, is very lame. Make one, yourself, at home but use a soft CORN tortilla and you'll instantly taste and love the difference!😋 BTW: I worked there in 1983 so that's how I know and remember them.
The hybrid tortillas (part corn and flour) are definitely an oddball item but now they use them in the Mexican Pizza too so that may be why they can bring them back now and again. Still, the modern version doesn't even come close to the original. BTW, where do you get soft corn tortillas? I've been looking everywhere for them.
@@howtocooke What we found worked...sort of. They were REALLY good, the way we made them, but still not like the original enchiritos. They turned out to be more like tamale wraps. I think my wife found them at Walmart or Price Chopper. You say they use them for the Mexican Pizzas but, those are hard not soft? More like a tostada flat tortilla. I don't remember the tortillas being a corn/flour combination but, then again, I was 17, at the time, in 1983, so...lol
@@Lakusus I will check out the wally mart to see what I can find. Never heard of Price Chopper, where are they at? The pizza tortillas are fried to make them crispy and they are more flour than corn these day but they are hybrids, like the enchirito was. That is why they were a little lighter in color back then. I can't find hybrid tortillas for sale anywhere though.
@@howtocooke I live in the KC Metro area on the Kansas side. Price Chopper grocery stores are all over the place, around here. As I said, though, the tortillas we found are more like what you would get with tamales. I guess, unless TB finally brings back the original, we're stuck with these less-than-stellar new mehs.🙄 Maybe, with any luck, the company, that made the original tortillas for TB, will make them again and package them for retail sale. Yeah...right! lol
Thanks for watching this video I made quite some time ago. I have gotten better at shooting videos and now have multiple cameras so I can now do close ups. No, I did not put olives on it. I do not care for black olives so I chose not to put them on. The original did have 3 olives on it. Also, I have remade this video with the correct Hybrid Corn/Flour Tortillas they used. To See that video click here ua-cam.com/video/DePM2hAqLh8/v-deo.html
Does anyone remember the 3 black olives and onions on top to finish off?! Man! I miss these
They will be back at Taco Bell by the end of the year. Minus the black olives and onions of course. Sadly, they got rid of those a long time ago.
I do worked there in high school 86-88..we cooked real beef in a pan with spice mix and drained and put into stainless pans that went into the steamer doors…food was way better back then since like 94/95;is when that precooked bagged meat came in.. there was taco lights, taco bell grandes, enchiritos, taco salads, toastadas, and pintos and cheese in a paper cup with lid, the combo burrito, the chili cheese burrito…they got rid of all that ..
I'm 67 yrs young I loved taco bell it was my favorite of any fast food,, they have changed so much no more tostadas pintos and cheese, no enchiritos, bell beefers. I loved them all the flavor of the beans and red sauce, and green it was so good. I don't go there any more nothing like the good Ole days.
At the time I don't think any of us thought "these are the good ole days" but here we are. Looking back always makes everything taste better but it really was MUCH better then. Thanks for your comment.
How about the chilitos? Those were my fave!!
@@susanb5058 I love those too. I made that video about a week ago. I made a big batch of the meat, divided it and froze it. Now I can have a Chilito, pun intended, anytime I want
@@howtocooke oh cool, I’ll have to go find that video. Do they taste like the real thing?
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I worked at a Taco Bell that was merged with KFC and one day the GM said they were getting rid of the enchirito. I got upset and argued about it and told the customers and they got upset. I gave them Corp number to call and protest it. They did too. About a week later my gm told me when I came in to work “well, you got what you wanted. They said they will keep it on the menu”. But about about a year later they started raising the price from the 1.25 it was. Last time I bought it I paid 2.50 for just one. Now they are gone and I’m not surprised.
You always knew when Taco Bell was getting ready to nix an item when the price went way up. That way they could justify removing it, as the sales would drop off. Pretty stupid really. What ever happened to simply "give the customer what they want"?
I love Taco bell but why doesn't Taco bells have playgrounds?? It's hard to play on a playground when You have messed Your pants and it's running down Your legs. 🤣🤣
I still love Taco Bell.
Just made this at home and it was so much better than Taco Bell's version. My son is a manager at TB and you are correct as he verified that corporate did away with the little plastic bowl, so they had no way to serve them any longer. Enchirito in a cup anyone? I loved the Bellbeefer too. Who else remembers the 3 different chalupas they used to have? Loved that Baja one.
They still have all the ingredients for the Enchirito, it's very simple really, but that bowl is the key. Not sure why Taco Bell likes ticking off their customers so much but I hope they have a change of direction soon. The Baja Chalupa was my favorite too. When they got rid of it, I came up with my own Baja Sauce. Now if I could find a good source or recipe for the shell for the Chalupa I'd be set! If I do it will be a video here!
@@howtocooke If I remember correctly, the chalupa was indian fry bread or a variation thereof.
Enchirito had three slices of black olives. I’m 61 and remember Taco Bell when they had natural gas fire pits in the front of their restaurant in Sacramento, California area buildings.
I must go waaaay back. My favorite item from Taco Bell EVER was the Enchirado. I remember going for them when my son was about a year old. So that was around 1975. Unbelievable! Not only did they have the 3 slices of ripe olives on top, they had rounds of sliced green onion tops back then. I remember the chopped onions inside that were so good. Making this tomorrow for sure.
Remember the Chilito? That was my favorite back in the day
The chili cheese burrito is the one I want back!! ❤
I had forgotten all about that. OMG I loved that thing! OK, I'm making it soon!
@@howtocooke Please make this video! It's my favourite thing at TB
YAAAAASSSSSS!!!!! That is a big part of my childhood
yes! I found them at a small TB close to me but that's the only place I see them on the menu.
Check all of your local stores. I have one out of four near me that still makes the chili cheese burrito. Back in the day it was called the Chilito. I order it with ground beef and take it home to make a quasi-enchirito by pouring red sauce over it and adding a ton of cheese. It's pretty close to the enchirito.
It is back in our area and we’ve eaten it so many times so I decided to make it. I just made it following your order of operation and my husband loves it. He said the original had olives so I added some. Delicious and I like how I can make it really one meal as I overstuff it. Thank you!
The enchirito was my favorite!!!
They are Bringing it back by the end of the year! Only for two weeks but that was what they said about the Pizza and look what happened.
Yes, I know the original 70's version had three olives. No, I didn't put them on this one. That was intentional. This is a copy of the later version I grew up on. If you like olives, please feel free to include them with yours.
And, the 80's.
@@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328 I was there in 1986/87 and they had gotten rid of the olives by them, sadly. At least at the restaurant I worked at.
@@howtocooke Yeah, that's about the time they got rid of them in Detroit too.
@@howtocooke I don't remember corn tortillas.
loved your video! Taco Bell was my 1st job 1989 to 1997. later went back and worked 2 different stores in 2000.
The original enchirito was made with the same shells they used for the Mexican pizza before it was deep fried which I think gave it a much better taste. Anyways TB quality of food is nothing like it was back then when we cooked that meat and pressure cooked them beans. what do u think?
yes, I wish they go back to the way it was. The beans were pressure cooked in 3 giant pressure cookers with just water, salt, & a small brick of lard by opening manager. It was their 1st duty of the day then mashed in metal square pans ; the cheese & lettuce was shredded & the tomatoes & onions sliced in a machine with a push handle; all shells were fried by an actual fryer person, that was their job exclusively; the red & green sauces weren’t made from scratch but they were mixed as needed. I miss the freshness & the goodness. Everything tasted better. The only gripe I had of old TB was the steam cabinet for tortillas. The tortillas weren’t as tasty (as in raw) as on a hot plate but they did it for speed. I miss going into the Reefer(walk-in fridge) & snacking on the chicken used on the Taco Salad(you can eat the bowl). It was season just right. Cooke thanks for memories!! They were lowly, low paid jobs but the attitude was different back then: you did the job as well as you could & you were polite knowing that you were eventually working to something better. Today you go & the employees act as if they are doing you a favor & don’t care if they show their true feelings. I’m not expecting fake nice just politeness.
Who would have thought back then that those were the good old days.
I don't remember the opening manager doing that. Maybe it was a 1st step prep thing. What I remember was how much of a $%#! job it was to cook those damn beans! Talk about getting hot and sweaty and all worked up...and with no relief, at the end of the job! Cooking the meat wasn't much better, but at least it didn't bubble and pop hot substance on your arms, neck and face! Okay, I gotta stop...this is starting to sound a bit raunchy!😳🤣
You have a beautiful kitchen and thanks for making this video. Enchirito was one of my favorites.
Thank you so much!
Great video! I did not know about the corn starch in the pre-shredded cheese. Also, thank you for not making us watch the ground beef brown. Two thumbs up!!!
I used to order my Echarito smothered with green sauce instead of red. Yummm!
I miss their green sauce so much!
Love the schtick! Also a Taco Bell alumnus (1986/87). The original Enchirito DID have a yellow tortilla, more floury than corny; but it was yellow at the start. They went to a white one later. Your cheese-melting cook time was eaten up by your vessel. Love making these - AND bellbeefers - anytime I want at home. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Don't forget the 3 slices of black olives that garnished the top
Funny thing about Micro Wave Math: 1 minute CONTINUOUS is way hotter than, 45 seconds plus 15 seconds, Microwaves heat H2O (water) molecules and it takes a certain time where the Water begins to boil, if you haven't reached that Temperature by the first "Nuking" you'll need even more time than you thought for the second Nuking, because you'll need to reheat the Water molecules. Refried Beans oddly don't have much water in them so they add to the Cooking Time. I've just come to the fact that it's a guess when Nuking something for the first time and I'll start at 3 minutes and WATCH because that Enchilada Sauce will begin to boil and spray the inside of your Microwave probably about 2:15.
I LOVED the Enchirito back in the late 70's, back then they also had sliced Black Olives on top.
Thanks for the great info on magnetrons and microwaves. That will help a lot of people understand them better and that is a great thing. They will heat every molecule eventually but the water reacts first so things with higher water content do not take as long. If I would have just hit it for 1 minute to start with it would have been fine, but in the end it was at least entertaining so I kept it in there. TB of course used to steam the Enchiritos so they didn't have those problems. And finally, yes, they had olives back then. I don't care much for olives so I didn't mind when they go rid of them in the 80's. I should have at least acknowledged them I guess. My bad. Thanks for your comment. Remember, the Enchirito will be back for 2 weeks by the end of the year. If we all go out and buy one (or six) maybe they will be permanent.
@@howtocooke My Dad's Uncle worked on the "affordable" Home Microwave at Tappen, so yes I did have "inside info" on the workings. When the Enchritos moved to the 80's and they dropped the Black Olives, lots of people said "hey where's the Olives?" seriously though 3-5 thin slices never affected the taste it was just a "presentation thing" when you took the cover off.
I loved the TB Encharito and so happy it’s coming back for a short time. But basically it’s just an enchilada with beans … yummy 😋😋😋
they discontinued it in ca so long ago. thanks for bringin' it!!!
We could still order it in AZ until 2019 but it was on the secret menu. I missed it so much, until now!
I loved the taco burgers and almost everything was 25 cents. I loved the 60s
Are you referring to Bell Beefers? Those were woderful. Soft, hot steamy bun with that tasty meat with cheese. Mmm mmm...
I totally miss the encharito
I used to miss them too but now I don't have to anymore. I just have to keep 5 ingredients in the house and I can have one anytime I want. 6 ingredients if you want the olives...
I used to love the enchiritos, those were my favorite. Even though the tortilla looked like it wasn't cooked all the way. Mmmm the sauce, then on top of it, their "Fire hot sauce packets".
I remember when the enchirito was made with two (2) corn tortillas and topped with black olives. I loved it and ate it maybe two or three times a week! I was a little annoyed when they switched to the flour tortilla, but when it was discontinued, that was the end. I haven't eaten at Taco Bell since.
I don't ever remember them using corn tortillas, and I've been eating them/there since the 70's.
@@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328 TACO BELL
Okay, so a long time ago, in a land far away (California), I was in the Navy and stationed in San Diego.
In that town was a fast food restaurant called - Taco Bell.
The Tacos were hard shell corn tortillas with beef , cheese and lettuce, for 9 cents.
There was also an Enchirito, for 23 cents.
This Enchirio was a combo of beef and onions wrapped in a corn tortilla smothered in red sauce, cheese and black olives.
I never saw anything like this in the midwest !
I forgot to mention...that I was not in the Navy. This was from research I found on the web. I grew up in Cali and maybe that is why I remember them that way.
@@kellyfredrickson152 I remember it all but the corn tortillas. May just be something I'm not recalling. I was too worried about extra cheese and red sauce. 🤣
@@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328 I get it. I lived for the extra sauce and cheese. 😋 but like I said, it could have been a California thing. Have a great day my friend.
Where are the black olives??
That was the way they originally made it, yes. They ditched the olives sometime in the 80's and went with the smaller tortillas as well. This was more the "later period" for the enchirito but you are correct. Black olives would have been more authentic for this item.
@@howtocooke I remember when they still came in an aluminum rectangle tray . That paper oval thing they went to in the mid 80s sucked and was the beginning of the end...
I remember it came in a little aluminum tray. One of my classmates in school worked at the Taco Bell in the early 70's. They had these huge kettles with lids that clamped down with knobs that they pressure cooked the beans in. After they were cooked they used an electric drill and a paint stir mixing blade. Almost the same as you would use to mix paint or drywall in a 5 gallon bucket. Today the beans come dried in a plastic bag and they look like brown corn flakes. All they do now is just add hot water to them and stir. I always ordered mine with lots of green sauce instead of the red enchilada sauce. How many of you remember that they used to have a natural gas fire pit in front of each store surrounded by the outside dining tables?
I was the tallest guy at my TB and when I was on the opening shift I was the bean stirrer. The manager was a little guy and the drill was about at his face when he tried to do it. It was pretty funny. Oh, the good ole days!
In 1962 when my mother took us down to Mexico to live I remember when dehydrated refried beans came out. The lady who cooked for us decided to try them out and we thought they tasted good. And a lot more convenient.
LOVE ENCHRITO
Taco Bell near me just brought back the enchirito for a limited time, since going and getting one, I have been craving them, and today stubbled upon your video, I will now start making my own enchiritos thanks to your video, looks great, Thanks for sharing.
I'm old enough to remember when it had black olives.
Delicious! I bet you are right about them getting rid of them because of the container.
After cooking the seasoned meat, put it in a small food processor and pulse about 5 times...it comes out super fine, like Taco Bell meat.
Great!!!! Now I'm hungry for one.
Get to cooking!
I worked at TB too probably about the time you did. The enchirito had a special tortilla that was half corn half flour-not just flour, otherwise it would taste like pizza. I know, I I’ve done it as an experiment. Also, back in the day everything was done in-house so they used shredded cheese that they shredded not store bought.
I remember shredding the cheese. That was my first job after I got off dishes. Then ground beef, then beans before working the line. Boy, have things changed there! My store did not have the fancy tortillas. We just used flour. I wonder if that was regional or they were just phasing it out and stopped caring?
This is false. The enchiritos were ALWAYS made with just flour tortillas. Now it is true that they were made with large tortillas back in the early days (when they had olives), but then shrunk in size and were made using the soft taco tortillas (flour) during the 80’s until their discontinuation. As someone who claims to have worked there, you should know this unless you were misinformed by a fellow staff member about the ingredients.
@@GilbertGTV nope. The small flour tortillas did not exist at TB when I worked there-only the reg sized ones used for the burritos & fried up for the Taco Salads. Try it. Make one of those copycat enchiritos with a flour tortillas. The taste will remind you of pizza. I tried when I worked there.
I also worked at Taco Bell as a teen (I’m 66), and my FAVORITE is the Enchirito!!! I only heard they were bringing it back on Nov 29 only til Nov 30! So I didn’t get a chance to get one! 😪 I love olives and hate that they took those away altogether! I love the dish you put it in, do you know what it’s called? I’m for sure gonna make this!! I never knew what the sauce was-the best part-the sauce/cheese on top! Love this!
The dish is an au gratin baking dish. It's made for individual casserole servings and things like that. It wors great for stuff like that. They come in a few different sizes. This is the larger version. 10" or 12" I believe. I love them.
You did not miss out on the two day only return of the Enchirito. It was awful! They put the onions on the outside and it was $5! No olives anywhere as well. I don't think they care anymore...
@@howtocooke thanks for responding. I’ll have to look for an au gratin baking dish. I don’t like raw onions on most food (but I like cooked onions). I made the Enchirito tonight, I put too much enchilada sauce but it just didn’t taste the same as TB but was pretty good. I appreciate your doing this video! I really appreciate when a UA-camr responds to my comment-not everyone does. I will have to subscribe now!!
Black Olives? Looks Great definately will be eating this. Thank You
I'm just not a fan of black olives, what can I say?
Great video, you made it fun, brought back memory's and we're an absolute delight. Hope to see more fun,informative videos from you.
Thank you so much. I have a huge list of things I'm working on so plenty of videos to comes very soon. Hope you like them.
Great video, very comical and informative, thanks Bill Cook!!!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
Where are the black olive's
I wish the bell would bring back the taco light.
That used to be my favorite!
made these tonight for supper they are awesome thanks for sharing
Great to hear!
For my meat I use McCormacks "Burrito" mix as opposed to taco mix. Burrito mix is a little more hard to find. Wal-Mart sometimes carries it. My local Texas grocery store used to carry it, not anymore.
Good tip. I haven't seen it in any of my stores in AZ but I will find it somewhere and give it a try.
The only thing missing from the original Taco Bell Enchirito is the sliced olives and green onion that they use to put on top.
Very true. I'm personally not a huge fan of olives and neither is taco bell apparently. I'm sure it was for cost cutting when they stopped using them 30 years ago but mine was the more modern version. They original was also about twice the size.
As I’m reading comments from other TB employee alumni I remember stuff. I only worked cash register then steam cabinet as the “thrower” I think it was called… so I don’t know other details (hey I’m 66, with CRS) I worked a couple TBs. The last one was close to EMU (college) and I worked the night shift-there was a line out the door on weekends after the bars closed at like 2am, can’t remember if we were open all night? It was crazy, you had to work fast! This was 1974-1975! I do remember big huge containers the beans were in, and I remember the lettuce and cheese were shredded with machines but can’t remember much else! I also remember going home smelling like a greaseball. Wearing the brown and yellow uniform.
Awesome video but now I'm hungry lol
I found the corn/flour tortillas at Walmart in Rapid City South Dakota
Good to know. Thanks! HEB has them as well and "maybe" some Trader Joe's
Try a microwave cover to help it melt faster, also where are the slicked black olives? Those were on top also :). Your recipe looks great. I will make this tomorrow.
I remember black olives atop the Encharito. Where are the Black Olives?
Oh yes, the black olives. That was the original enchirito, back in the foil tin days. That predates my first enchirito so it I always forget about the olives. They dropped the olives in the 80's when they changed the packaging. BTW, did you hear they are talking about bringing back the Enchirito? No olives though...
You forgot olives. I would throw it in the oven instead of microwave. Also would add the onions to the beef in skillet about 1/2 way in.
I always shred my own cheese too!!!
The Bell Beefer.
Shhhhhhh, audience the Whitehouse cooking show during Covid
The item I can never get right is the sauce. What type of sauce do/did they use? Simple taco sauce doesn't seem to do it.
Its red enchilsda sauce. The "Hatch" brand matches the best.
Cook your meat with a bit of water. It helps the meat get that Taco Bell consistency.
I Love Love Loved The Enchirito! Bought It All The Time😊I Was Wondering Do They Still Have The “Pintos & Cheese” With Extra Red Sauce? Thanks For Sharing😊❤
Yes, they do still have pintos and cheese.
LOL The commentery had me cracking up with corporate rules and weak magnatrons. That enchi looked pretty dern good, just need three olives.
While the microwave is going, you could go find the sour cream in your fridge.
I never knew they did that. Thanks for the tip.
I tried to get an enchirtio when it made its comeback for the 30 days just a few months ago, went to the drive thru, waited in line only to pull up and for them to say you can only order it thru the app, can't order it at the drive thru. Pissed me off so bad I just left and haven't had taco bell since. Lol Honestly don't miss it tho. This recipe looks good, i'll try it next time I make some tacos 👍
I have no idea why TB doesn't let you order some food items at the drivethru. I think they are trying to make us use the app for whatever reason. That is dumb! Make food, sell food, repeat. Sounds like a solid business model to me! Glad you like the video. I'll keep making them if you all keep watching them, repeat.
@@howtocooke they want people to use the app so they can gather information on where you eat, what you eat, how often you eat it etc. Same thing with things like kroger cards or memberships, they track everything you do and tailor things to you to get you to buy more. Crazy world we live in now-a-days. ✌
Love your countertops.
Where are the sliced black olives?
I worked Taco Bell as a police detail. The manager would let be keep black olives in the cooler. She would make me 2-3 when I worked my 6-7 hour shift. She was the only one in the store that knew how to make one and she trained a couple of the employees to, so someone would be working when I worked.
Thanks for the video, awesomeness
For me it is just not the same with standard enchilada sauce. Taco Bell's Red Sauce isn't regular enchilada sauce (they put it the burritos too) and for the Enchirito it's the main thing. Can you figure out that recipe? I haven't found one and watched several videos saying theirs is right but they aren't.
90% of canned red enchilada sauces are not correct for the Taco Bell Red Sauce. The Hatch brand is the closest I have found to the taco bell red sauce but it is still a bit too much chili forward from their sauce. I did a video on my other channel about a tomato based red enchilada sauce that my wife swears is the exact Enchirito sauce. It's really good and super easy to make. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/gd_9r6q91Gs/v-deo.html
thanks. I remember the Enchirito with Corn Tortillas and sorry they changed it.
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YOU LEFT OFF THE BLACK OLIVES !!!! haha
They are invisible olives. Very hi tech and top secret. Don't tell anyone...
@@howtocooke lol 👍. To this day my 78 year old father will tell you how much he misses the encherito WITH THREE, THATS T H R E E, BLACK OLIVES. 😂😂😂😂😂. And the bell beefer and the beans. I forgot what they called the little round tub of beans though.EDIT: PINTOS AND CHEESE. 😂😂😂😂😂. Another 70’s favorite 🤤😊
I liked the bellbeefer when I was younger. Circa 1970s.
I loved those too. I worked there when the last batch of buns came in. I bought and ate them all (not at the same time). I did the video on that a while ago. If you haven't seen it here is the link ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html
Dig It! Kool Video!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
you forgot to add oatmeal to the ground beef
anyone know the name of that song that played? i’ve heard it in other videos and would love to find that music
In this video? It is just some stock music that comes with the video editing software I used (Filmora) to edit the videos. The name is Golet's Slaves.
@@howtocooke That was it :) thank you very much
You forgot the olive slices on top.
I didn't forget them, they are clear olives, very hi-tech!
Hey, a lot of year young 60 something folks here.
Needs those 3 olives
Could you make a video on the chili cheese burrito?
I made the Chilito video about 7 months ago but I got the recipe wrong (Taco Bell never put beans in it) so I am actually working on a redo right now. Should be out very soon. Stay Tuned!
They should bring back the chicken supreme from Jack in the box!
I almost completely forgot about that sandwich. I loved those things. That is going on my short list. Thanks
@@howtocooke I’m 52 years old back in the day when I was in high school that was one of the main munchy foods a couple chicken Supremes a couple tacos and a jumbo Jack with cheese and grilled onions and of course fries but man how I wish that chicken supreme would come back, even when they changed it up and put it on a wheat roll
I'm on it. Stay tuned!
😂 your entertaining 😂
Thanks, I try.
You forgot the three sliced olives. 😊
No I did not. I remembered how much I hate olives before I ruined the enchirito.
Technically it was discontinued in the early 90's. But they were brought back in 99'
Thanks for the info. The Enchirito was really my wife's fav item so I must admit I didn't actually notice it was gone the first time. It was when she came home crying that they didn't have it anymore I really became aware it was gone this time. That was when she told me to figure out how to make it for her and I had 1 hour. Not a joke
Where are the black olives?
Still in the can, on the shelf at the grocery store I assume. I really don't care much for olives... This one is more the version I grew up with from the late 80's on. I hear the original was much better and bigger but I never got to eat that one.
I like this guy, but why not do a close-up of the food instead of a wine shot of him. We are as you know, trying to learn how to make the food item.
I get that 100%. This was one of my early videos and I had just the ome camera. Hopefully I've learned a few things since then. I did reshoot this video, too. Check out the Taco Bell playlist on the channel homepage.
Big argument here: the original Enchurito was a corn tort, not flour. My guess of why they did away with it - nothing else on their menu used corn torts.
That is not 100% true. It was a hybrid 20% corn/ 80% flour tortilla that was used only for the enchirito, and still is. They do use corn tortillas for plenty of things, they are just all fried. Also, since no one makes a commercially available hybrid tortilla it's pretty impossible to make it exactly as tb does so I think it's more of a small argument.
@@howtocooke I am sure you are correct, but I am recalling the Enchirito from 50 years ago, when it came in the aluminum tin.
I have heard from several people who worked there at the time who swear it was still a hybrid yellow and white tortilla back then too. It was a lot more on the corn side back then and I'm sure tasted much different than they do today. Sadly, those tortillas are even harder to find these days.
@@howtocooke I trust your knowledge more than I trust my memories. Never heard of a hybrid tort, perhaps the flour was to make it fold better? Although, the original could be easily cut with a spork, the newer ones can't. Thanks for the info.
But how did you make the sauce though??
It is just a canned red enchilada sauce. Hatch is my fav brand but La Victoria or old El Paso work great too.
YT video posting #1 rule: Eat the fricking food on camera.
Married guy rule #1. Never eat your wife's enchirito!
What is in the sauce? Is it can enchilada sauce?
Yes, La Victoria seems to be about the closest but most Mild Red Enchilada sauces will work
Now make a Bell Beefer.
Way ahead of you. I used to love the Bell Beefer and actually made that video first. You can watch it here ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html
Where are the black olives? I remember the enchirito having olives on top. 🤔 Still looks delicious!
The original version had olives but Taco Bell dropped them over 30 years ago. Plus, I just really don't like olives...
@@howtocooke Thanks for schooling me! Yeah, not everyone likes olives. Thanks for sharing your awesome enchirito recipe! 🥰
And it was still popular.
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Nomnom❤
Hey Bill taco bell sauce? Especially the green
Do you mean the taco sauce that comes in the packets? That can easily be purchased at just about any grocery store or on the internet. You can even buy it on Amazon. The ingredients needed to make it would cost a ton of money (strange, sciencey stuff) and is really not something that is easily reproduced at home (too much science). For $2 you can just buy a bottle of it. If you mean the Red and green sauces they use to assemble their items, that is just mild enchilada sauce. Hatch brand is about the best and closest I have found. That can easily be made at home, sort of.
Could the camera BE further away 😂
Got it, move the camera farther away! 😉 Sorry, GoPro was not functioning for some reason when I shot this. I have a new backup camera now. I'm still learning the whole camera thing...
And you forgot the Bell Burger.
I had already done that video actually. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html
I’m definitely going to make the enchirito, thanks! Do you happen to know how to make the beefy tostada? It was discontinued a long time ago.
Why yes, I do know how to make that. I must have made thousands of those back then. I will get right on it! I loved those. They went away in 1989 I think. That takes me back... Thanks for the comment and suggestion.
@@howtocooke Thanks so much! Yeah, they were so good...don’t know why they discontinued so many good items. It really does take me back too. I miss the good old days.
You forgot the olives.
Didn't forget, it was intentional. Taco Bell stopped putting them on there 30+ years ago so I made that version.
@@howtocooke I REALLY MISS "THE ORIGINAL TACO BELL GREEN SAUCE". About 20 years ago a GM locally sold me a case of it. $1.18 per quart bag.😍
Taco Bell has done away with a lot of the stuff we all loved. The green sauce almost never got ordered. Only once or twice a day when I was there. Maybe if they had promoted it people would've know it existed and it would've been more popular...
@@howtocooke I had whole families lovin' it. I was fairly mild...Yes Sir !
@@howtocooke ❤
Nice kitchen
I "Looks" nice but is not very functional, sadly. It's a rental house so I hope to upgrade as soon as the housing market figures out what it wants to do.
The Bell Beefer was a Taco Bell's version of a Sloppy Joe.
Remember, back then (60's/70's) mexican food was still pretty foreign to many americans. NOT having a burger on the menu was very risky. TB was always about what is the most they could do with the same 5 ingredients. Add a hambuger bun and you have a bell beefer. I made the Bell Beefer video as well and it came out 2 days before this one. ua-cam.com/video/fIendTVZEXk/v-deo.html
It was as yummy as I remember it being as well.
You forgot the olives!
I wish I could forget olives entirely. Yes way back when TB put olives on the enchirito but they corrected that error 30 plus years ago
Black olives?
You forgot the three black olives, oops....Aloha
So did Taco Bell sadly, about 30 years ago. I personally do not like olives so I did not even think about the olives.
Taco Bell ruined it for me with the think outside the bun logo. I miss the Bell beefer.
Mmmmmm nice thumbnail :)
Funny part is I can remember as a young kid when they used corn tortillas and switched to flour to cut costs...sad part is taco hell is complete garbage with its new trash menu
The reason TB got rid of the enchirito, the first time, didn't have anything to do with the container they put it in. It was a very lame and greedy decision to remove it from the menu because it was the only menu item they had that used a SOFT CORN TORTILLA. They made the decision purely in order to cut costs. The reboot is a sad attempt to bring back a phenomenon and it, too, is very lame. Make one, yourself, at home but use a soft CORN tortilla and you'll instantly taste and love the difference!😋 BTW: I worked there in 1983 so that's how I know and remember them.
The hybrid tortillas (part corn and flour) are definitely an oddball item but now they use them in the Mexican Pizza too so that may be why they can bring them back now and again. Still, the modern version doesn't even come close to the original. BTW, where do you get soft corn tortillas? I've been looking everywhere for them.
@@howtocooke What we found worked...sort of. They were REALLY good, the way we made them, but still not like the original enchiritos. They turned out to be more like tamale wraps. I think my wife found them at Walmart or Price Chopper. You say they use them for the Mexican Pizzas but, those are hard not soft? More like a tostada flat tortilla. I don't remember the tortillas being a corn/flour combination but, then again, I was 17, at the time, in 1983, so...lol
@@Lakusus I will check out the wally mart to see what I can find. Never heard of Price Chopper, where are they at? The pizza tortillas are fried to make them crispy and they are more flour than corn these day but they are hybrids, like the enchirito was. That is why they were a little lighter in color back then. I can't find hybrid tortillas for sale anywhere though.
@@howtocooke I live in the KC Metro area on the Kansas side. Price Chopper grocery stores are all over the place, around here. As I said, though, the tortillas we found are more like what you would get with tamales. I guess, unless TB finally brings back the original, we're stuck with these less-than-stellar new mehs.🙄 Maybe, with any luck, the company, that made the original tortillas for TB, will make them again and package them for retail sale. Yeah...right! lol
@@Lakusus Oh, I found them and they are on the way here now. I had to buy a bunch so I hope they are good. Video soon!